Is there a correct pronunciation of pwned? One of my work chums once used it in a sentence, pronouncing it something like PEW-ned. I always thought pwned was meant only to be read, not spoken. Or, pronounced something like "pawned."

I have never heard anyone ever say "LOL" like "roll." LAWL.posted by Admiral Haddock at 5:57 PM on January 20, 2011

"Poned", rhymes with "owned" since that's its etymology. I actually spell it "poned" as well, but that's neither here nor there.posted by tetralix at 5:58 PM on January 20, 2011

Stick a "p" in front of "owned" -- that's how it's pronounced. It's a typo that turned into gamer talk that turned into internet geek talk, and yes, it can and should be pronounced out loud.posted by J. Wilson at 6:06 PM on January 20, 2011

"pownered" is an acceptable variant where I live.posted by Camofrog at 7:09 PM on January 20, 2011

I say "owned" and "ell oh ell," but I also have an almost irresistible urge to say "URL" like "earl,' and I take pride in being able to recite Slashdot's full address at top speed, so.posted by SMPA at 7:19 PM on January 20, 2011

^ The word "pwnage" can be pronounced several different ways. The show's creators pronounce it "ownage". Jeremy justifies this pronunciation with the following statements: "When people say /ˈpoʊn/, they sound like a complete *****, and I'm not cool with being a *****, so I pronounce it /ˈoʊn/." "'Pwn' was originally a typo of 'own', because the 'P' is near the 'O' on the keyboard. The person is still trying to say 'own'." [TeamSpeak chat, December 13, 2005].

No matter what slanderous words he sullies his comments with, the fact stands: the QWERTY keyboard places o beside p, and the person still meant "owned"posted by Khazk at 8:09 PM on January 20, 2011

I'm interested in the placement of your GG, however — pre or post pwnage? Myself, I favor a somewhat subvocalized terminal GG, a la "PONED! (guh-guh)" but ymmv.posted by mumkin at 9:31 PM on January 20, 2011

In my mind it sounds like 'peened' and conjures the image of someone getting hit with a tiny hammer.

But please do the world a favor and never ever say 'pwned' out loud.posted by kjell at 10:06 PM on January 20, 2011

Well, there's this, which captures a particular segment of Counter Strike players pretty well and says "pooned," but I'm with everyone else that says "powned."posted by msbrauer at 10:49 PM on January 20, 2011

I know perfectly well that logically it should be 'poned' but that doesn't stop me pronouncing it 'pawned' inside my head.posted by lwb at 3:26 AM on January 21, 2011

[OP did not ask how to pronounce lol. Thanks.]posted by jessamyn at 6:52 AM on January 21, 2011

I usually hear "pwned" pronounced "powned" (rhymes with "phoned"), as others have said. Sometimes people always pronounce it "owned", as if their brain ignored the apparent type and thought the "p" actually was an "o".

A few years back I also heard this pronounced "pawned" from time to time, and sometimes written "pwnd" with no vowels. I haven't heard this in the last 3-4 years though.posted by Vorteks at 11:41 AM on January 21, 2011

Sometimes people always = sometimes people alsoposted by Vorteks at 11:46 AM on January 21, 2011

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